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    what are the definitions of past progressive and future grogressive tense

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    The past progressive indicates a limited duration of time and is thus a convenient way to indicate that something took place (in the simple past) whle something else was happening:


     


    Carlos lost his watch while he was running.


     


    The future progressive tense indicates continuing action, something that will be happening, going on, at some future point:


     


    I will be shopping at Macy's when I go on vacation next week.


     


    Why don't we just call them "past continuous" and future continuous" tenses instead?


     


    Footnote:  As for future perfect progressive or continuous tense, an example would be:


     


    I will have gone shopping at Macy's by the time my mother gets off work late this afternoon.


     


     


     

     

     

     

     

     

     



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